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1 Kings 10:21-25
Christian Standard Bible
1 Kings 10:21-25
Christian Standard Bible
21 All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon(A) were pure gold.(B) There was no silver, since it was considered as nothing in Solomon’s time, 22 for the king had ships of Tarshish(C) at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[a](D)
23 King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom.(E) 24 The whole world wanted an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.(F) 25 Every man would bring his annual tribute: items[b] of silver and gold, clothing, weapons,[c] spices, and horses and mules.(G)
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1 Kings 10:21-25
New International Version
1 Kings 10:21-25
New International Version
21 All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold.(A) Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s days. 22 The king had a fleet of trading ships[a](B) at sea along with the ships(C) of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.
23 King Solomon was greater in riches(D) and wisdom(E) than all the other kings of the earth. 24 The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom(F) God had put in his heart. 25 Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift(G)—articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 10:22 Hebrew of ships of Tarshish
1 Kings 10:21-25
King James Version
1 Kings 10:21-25
King James Version
21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
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